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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can try a couple things - shut the vents downstairs and force more cooler air upstairs. You can also install portable AC. You can also look into attic fan to keep attic temp under control.   [/quote]

+1 to all. We've done all this except the portable a/c unit. It's made a difference. Also, we keep the curtains closed or use sheer curtains on the windows facing where the sun is strongest in the afternoon; and put in ceiling fans.  Also, check your attic insulation.[/quote]

PP here..also we (and by that I mean DH) put a fan inside the duct to push more air into the vent that goes into the upstairs br.  It has a switch so you can turn it off during the time you don't need it, and a temperature gauge which will cause the fan to turn on when it detects the inside temp (duct) to be at a certain temp.  It's in the unfinished basement part, and exposed we can easily turn the fan off/on.

Another thing I did in one of the br is to switch the vent plate around during the summer -- facing up -- since cool air settles, and down, since warm air rises.

As you can tell, I've tried all kinds of stuff, short of a window unit and split a/c which are way more expensive.[/quote]

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